The Study and Application of Rhythmic Analysis for Wind Band ...
The Study and Application of Rhythmic Analysis for Wind Band ...
The Study and Application of Rhythmic Analysis for Wind Band ...
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Chapter 1INTRODUCTION<strong>The</strong> ultimate goal <strong>of</strong> this thesis is to inspire an interest in rhythmic analysis <strong>and</strong> anunderst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> its tools <strong>and</strong> applications, particularly to the repertoire <strong>of</strong> the wind b<strong>and</strong>.<strong>The</strong> content is divided into two sections. Part I deals with a general overview <strong>of</strong> thesubject matter. It includes a review <strong>of</strong>literature on the subject <strong>of</strong> rhythm, an outlining <strong>of</strong>terms <strong>and</strong> systems that attempt to reconcile the broad approaches taken in the literature,<strong>and</strong> a general look at the tools <strong>and</strong> applications <strong>of</strong> rhythmic analysis. Part II dealsdirectly with applications <strong>of</strong> rhythmic analysis.It consists <strong>of</strong>ten free-st<strong>and</strong>ing rhythmicanalyses, representing compositions <strong>for</strong> winds <strong>and</strong> percussion from a wide range <strong>of</strong>compositional periods <strong>and</strong> styles.<strong>The</strong> different approaches needed <strong>for</strong> each piece areintended to demonstrate both the utility <strong>and</strong> diversity <strong>of</strong> rhythmic analysis, withconnections to personal underst<strong>and</strong>ing, education, <strong>and</strong> per<strong>for</strong>mance.
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